Household food waste in Belgrade - sin and unconcern
2019
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Janjić, JelenaPopović, M.
Radosavac, A.
Šarčević, Danijela
Grbić, S.
Starcević, M.
Baltić, Milan Ž.
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The aim of this study was to examine the actual procedures with food in households and consumer attitudes about food waste. The survey was conducted in 83 households in Belgrade, Serbia. All participants were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire. The results obtained show that awareness of food waste is at a satisfactory level, but the actual situation is that food is discarded in large quantities, even though people are aware of what a global problem this is. Large contradictions were observed among the respondents answers in this study. Respondents who stated that they never discard food, in further responses, declared they throw away significant amounts of food for various reasons (too long storage, overconsumption, improper preparation, etc.). We conclude that people are either unaware of how much food they discard, or they do not want to admit it to themselves. However, participants largely have a sense of guilt about discarding food. This indicates consumer awareness of... food waste, and is an encouraging sign that further education could be effective in consumers taking into account their food waste habits, starting from procurement planning, through storage and preparation.
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60th International Meat Industry Conference (MEATCON2019), 2019, 333, UNSP 012039-Publisher:
- Iop Publishing Ltd, Bristol
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- Selected biological hazards for safety/quality of food of animal origin and control measures from farm to consumer (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-31034)
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/333/1/012039
ISSN: 1755-1307
WoS: 000509758800039
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85074666997
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - CONF AU - Janjić, Jelena AU - Popović, M. AU - Radosavac, A. AU - Šarčević, Danijela AU - Grbić, S. AU - Starcević, M. AU - Baltić, Milan Ž. PY - 2019 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1676 AB - The aim of this study was to examine the actual procedures with food in households and consumer attitudes about food waste. The survey was conducted in 83 households in Belgrade, Serbia. All participants were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire. The results obtained show that awareness of food waste is at a satisfactory level, but the actual situation is that food is discarded in large quantities, even though people are aware of what a global problem this is. Large contradictions were observed among the respondents answers in this study. Respondents who stated that they never discard food, in further responses, declared they throw away significant amounts of food for various reasons (too long storage, overconsumption, improper preparation, etc.). We conclude that people are either unaware of how much food they discard, or they do not want to admit it to themselves. However, participants largely have a sense of guilt about discarding food. This indicates consumer awareness of food waste, and is an encouraging sign that further education could be effective in consumers taking into account their food waste habits, starting from procurement planning, through storage and preparation. PB - Iop Publishing Ltd, Bristol C3 - 60th International Meat Industry Conference (MEATCON2019) T1 - Household food waste in Belgrade - sin and unconcern VL - 333 SP - UNSP 012039 DO - 10.1088/1755-1315/333/1/012039 ER -
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Janjić, J., Popović, M., Radosavac, A., Šarčević, D., Grbić, S., Starcević, M.,& Baltić, M. Ž.. (2019). Household food waste in Belgrade - sin and unconcern. in 60th International Meat Industry Conference (MEATCON2019) Iop Publishing Ltd, Bristol., 333, UNSP 012039. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/333/1/012039
Janjić J, Popović M, Radosavac A, Šarčević D, Grbić S, Starcević M, Baltić MŽ. Household food waste in Belgrade - sin and unconcern. in 60th International Meat Industry Conference (MEATCON2019). 2019;333:UNSP 012039. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/333/1/012039 .
Janjić, Jelena, Popović, M., Radosavac, A., Šarčević, Danijela, Grbić, S., Starcević, M., Baltić, Milan Ž., "Household food waste in Belgrade - sin and unconcern" in 60th International Meat Industry Conference (MEATCON2019), 333 (2019):UNSP 012039, https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/333/1/012039 . .